What a lovely feeling!
It was quite cold at the Daylesford Market for the start of our Sunday, but soon the sun came out. Wes did some gardening and I made some phone calls, sorted out problems, changed to our Winter doona cover, and rested with afternoon footy games to watch.
Our friends, Paul & Pauline Jackson in Oxfordshire, recently celebrated their 60th wedding Anniversary and sent us this lovely photo of them cutting the cake at their celebration with family & friends. We first met them back in April, 2010, when we visited Daylesford, UK, and have stayed in touch ever since.
On Monday, after supermarket shopping, Wes gave me a detailed update on our finances, and we are both pleased that we remained on budget and stay here at Maloney Folly for a few more years yet - until we can no longer manage a house & garden I suspect, although we won't be in a hurry to say goodbye to our stunning views of Lake Daylesford & the Wombat State Forest.
I had a few chores afterwards and took Morse with me, as he loves trips in the car & Snoopy is the roomiest, most comfortable vehicle he has travelled in. We pumped water, picked up worming tablets, delivered corks to Daylesford Day Care, posted cards, and dropped some items in to the Salvos Red Shield shop. Later both Wes & I restarted our Keep Fit regimes - I haven't been able to do my exercises since March last year, and Wes has been promising himself to use the exercise bike - doing the work together was a success!
Latest crop of beanies
On Tuesday, I Zoomed with Leanne before having a manicure with Juls in Hepburn, where it is always a little warmer & dryer than Daylesford. We had about 10mls of rain, which kept all three of us inside for the rest of the day. We had tried to walk Morse early, but when we got to the cemetery, not only was their light rain, but the cemetery was completely covered in mist and there wasn't a moon or star to guide our way, so we came straight back home again!
Judi & I decided to cancel Mah Jong as the weather was going to be even colder on Wednesday and it was. I had a hair appointment, delivered some jars & an Epicure to Nick & Robyn, picked up various items we needed, and came home just as the heavens opened up.
Our first attempt to grow cornflowers & we succeeded - they are sitting outside my study window and are a delight to see
We both had Zooms on Thursday morning - The Jackson Group discussed Climate Change, and the Old Friends talked about Malta. Then we had a visit from our friend, Fiona Groundwater, who has offered to do some cleaning for us. Morse was delighted and it was 10 minutes before she could sit down and discuss what we wanted & what she could offer. The good news is that we are both happy to give it a go, and Fiona starts next Thursday morning, spending a couple of hours in the kitchen/lounge area. We hope that if she can get everywhere looking good, it will be easier for us to keep it that way.
Then we drove to The Pig & Whistle in Trentham East to have a lovely long catch up lunch with Kathy & Gerard Lazzaro. We sat in front of the open fire, enjoyed great meals & wines, and only left because it was time for our friends to get back on the road to Burwood before peak hour traffic hit. That night, Carlton were totally unable to cope with Port Adelaide's game plan, much to the disgust of their fans yet again.
On Friday, although it was cold & frosty early, the sun shone, and we were pleased to be heading off to Muffins & More for a long overdue brunch with John Smith, husband of Dot, who died last June. Wes & I had hot drinks & toasties while we waited, but John must have forgotten, so we'll make another date when he gets in touch.
In keeping with everything going bung with water at our place, the upstairs loo refused to flush, so Gary, our wonderful plumber, came back yet again, and replaced the flusher, which had died. He's about to go on three weeks leave, so I asked him if he could check everything at our place before he goes, but he declined with a laugh!
Yesterday, we had a lovely visit from Rob & Dene, which all three of us enjoyed enormously. Wes provided Captain's Creek bubbles, coffee, cheeses & chocolate from Blakes, and we had a good catch up with Morse attempting to get on Rob's lap whenever he could.
Last night, Collingwood played West Coast at the Docklands Stadium. I was nervous, as even though the Eagles are at the bottom of the ladder, they do like playing the Magpies at that venue, and certainly notched up a win last time I was there. Once again, they played out of their skins, until we finally prevailed in the last quarter.
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